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No russian gas needed here. How green am I?

Postby Andyp » 14 Jun 2022, 16:03

Just have to shift this lot up 8 steps and stack it neatly in the garden for 16 months.

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Postby Cabinetman » 14 Jun 2022, 16:17

That looks like super stuff, don’t envy you shifting it one little bit though.
Looks to be about 4or5 tonne bags full.
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Postby Andyp » 14 Jun 2022, 18:35

Very pleased with it this year. Very high percentage of beech and oak, last year we had rather a lot of silver birch, great for starting the fire but not for holding heat. This stuff also seems quite well seasoned. I’ve not tested it but the logs do not appear to be as heavy as usual. Makes a change for the weather to be set fair for the few days it will take me to stack it.
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Postby clogs » 14 Jun 2022, 19:43

we were in the south west of FR....we only bought Oak or Chestnut...+..a little Acasia

if u werent there on delivery u got a lot of pine....hahaha...
more than a few times they were told to go away.....
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Postby Lurker » 14 Jun 2022, 20:17

I understand that more than half of France reactors are currently off line and edf are spending a fortune buying gas (presumably from mr putin) to keep the lecy on.
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Postby Andyp » 17 Jun 2022, 09:33

Always satisfying to see that pile transformed to 4 neat drying stacks. That one on the left might need redoing.

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And 4 crates of kindling. This is a byproduct of the splitting and lorry loading process in the yard and just comes with the logs as they are tipped off the lorry.

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This was bought and priced as fresh cut unseasoned. They did not feel fresh cut when carrying them and I am quite surprised to see that the moisture content measured on the cut ends is between 20% & 30%. My seasoned logs from 2020 are reading 10% & 15%. We did not have a delivery last year. Quite confident that this new stuff will be ok to burn by the year end which is good news as I was contemplating having to buy some seasoned logs.
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